Tire-case.



B. A. ALPBRIN.

TIRE CASE.4

APPLICATION Pump 31111321, 1909. RBNEWBD DBO, 1a, 1910.

993,682. Patented May 30,1911.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEreE.

l BERNARD A. ALPERLN, OF NEW YORK,4 N. Y., ASSIGNOR T0 LAFAYETTEB. GLEASON,

OF DELHI, NEW YORK.

` Specication of Letters Patent.

TIRE-CASE.

Patented May 30, 1911.

Original application tiled May 5, 1909, Serial No. 493,998. Divided and this application led June 21, 1909, Serial No. 503,291. Renewed December 13,'1910. Serial No. 597,1504

To all whom it may concern:

. Be it known that I, BERNARD A. ALPERIN, acitizen of the UnitedStates, residing in New York city, in the county of New 4York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tire- Cases, of which the following 4is a speciication.

`This application is a division of an application filed byme May 5, 1909, Serial No. L193,998, for auto tire containers; which application was patented August 9, 1910, Iatent Noboa/.1.1

This invention relates to a receptacle or case for motor ears, for the tires and their accessories and has for its object to provide a casing that will efficiently protect the tubes and the casings which will have means for efficiently securing it to the "car, whereby it can have its position conveniently changed when desired.

In the accompanyin drawings representing one embodiment o my invention Figure 1 shows in side elevation the rear portion of a car with the casing in place on the running board. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the part shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a rear view of the case, and Fig. 4 is an end view of the case.

The car denoted generally by C, has the usual runningboard R, on which the tire case, denoted generally by S, is located. The case is shown somewhat drum shaped, comprising a rear disk member 1 to which is secured the cylindrical side member 2. Both Vof these members are of preferably rigid materiaL'preferably of sheet metal, that is of as light weight as consistent with strength, and may be made of aluminum. The case also comprises a front member denoted generally by F, that may be hinged thereto to open and close for the insertion and removal of the tires or other articles.

The case is provided with a supporting member, whereby it can swing on the running board outwardly from its normal posi-4 tion parallel with the road. It is shown as having a frame work denoted generally by 3 provided with hinge portions 4 and 5. The hinge portion 5 has a` bolt passing through the foot board and forming one pivot member. The hinge 4lwhich is in vertical aline ment with hinge 5 turns .in a bracket T, Se cured to any convenient portion of the car v body. These hinge portions being at the rear of the case near one Side, permit it toswing outward from thebody as indicated in Fig. 2. This will facilitate getting in and out of the ear, and will give access to the levers and other controlling members at such portionof the ear. By removing the nuts 8 and 9 of these pivot hinge portions, the casing can be removed from the car.

The hinge frame work 3 is shown as comprising a horizontal bar 10 of which the hinge part 5 is an extensiomand another extension 11 at the opposite side rests on the running board when the case is in its normal position and assists in supporting the case. If desired this extension may have a head 12 fitting into a slotted plate 13 on the running board, to retain thesupporting portion securely in position.

A strip a is hinged to the rear of the case on a bracket d and engages a bolt b on the dash board and may be secured by a Wing nut c to hold the case in normal position. The hinge framehas a verticalportion 14 connecting with a transverse bar 15, of which the hinge portion 4 is an extension. These.

two transverse portions connected by the vertical portlon form a convenient means for 'securing to the rear portion 1 of the casing and also serve to brace and strengthen 4the device.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: A

1. The combination with a car body and a running board, of a drum shaped case having one circular side hinged, a frame member secured on the back of the case and having hinge members to one side in alinement, one of the hinge members being ivoted on the running board and the ot 1er hinge member being pivoted to the side of the 'car whereby the case can swing outwardly from the car, and a foot rest on the frame on the opposite side from the hinge members for engagement with the running board.

2. The combination of a drum-shaped case having one side hinged, a frame member secured on the back of the case and having hinge members at one side/ in vertical alinement, and a foot rest on the frame member on the opposite side from the hinge members. j

3. The combination with a ear body of a drum-shaped ease having one circular side hinged, a frame member secured on theback of the case and having hinge members at one side in ahnement, said hinge members being pivoted on the car whereby the case can swing outwardly from the car, `and a.

A hinge members being pivoted on the 'running board and the other hinge member being pivoted co the side of the car whereby thecase can swing outwardly from the car, a. socket 0n the running board, a foot rest on the frame member on the opposite side from* the hinge members adapted for engagement with said socket.

BERNARD A. .ALPERIN Witnesses: l

`WILLIAM H. REID; FRED. J. DOLE. 

